Tennessee 114th General Assembly Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 10 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 0201 — AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, relative to TennCare.

Last action — Sponsor(s) Added.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 16, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (10 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

TennCare - As introduced, requires the bureau of TennCare to reimburse certain public or private ground-based ambulance services that bill for transports at a rate not less than 67.5 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers for emergency services and 100 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers for nonemergency services. - Amends TCA Title 71.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  3. Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

  4. Placed on Senate Health and Welfare Committee calendar for 2/26/2025

  5. Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  6. Sponsor(s) Added.

  7. Rule #83(8) Suspended, to be heard in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee on 4/15/2025

  8. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/15/2025

  9. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2025

  10. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  11. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  12. Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  13. Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  14. Filed for introduction

  15. Intro., P1C.

  16. P2C, ref. to Insurance Committee

  17. Assigned to s/c Tenncare Subcommittee

  18. Placed on s/c cal Tenncare Subcommittee for 3/4/2025

  19. Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Insurance Committee

  20. Placed on cal. Insurance Committee for 3/12/2025

  21. Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  22. Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  23. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  24. Sponsor(s) Added.

  25. Sponsor(s) Added.

  26. Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/2/2025

  27. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025

  28. Placed behind the budget

  29. Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

  30. Sponsor(s) Added.

  31. Sponsor(s) Added.

  32. Sponsor(s) Added.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Hicks G

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (121)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 0201 do?
TennCare - As introduced, requires the bureau of TennCare to reimburse certain public or private ground-based ambulance services that bill for transports at a rate not less than 67.5 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers for emergency services and 100 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers for nonemergency services. - Amends TCA Title 71.
Who sponsors HB 0201?
HB 0201 is sponsored by Hicks G, Crawford, John (Republican), Behn, Aftyn (Democrat), Hulsey, Bud (Republican), Hill, Timothy (Republican), Atchley, Fred (Republican), Eldridge, Rick (Republican), Stinnett, Tom (Republican), Faison, Jeremy (Republican), Lamberth, William (Republican), Russell, Lowell (Republican), and Keisling, Kelly (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 0201?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 16, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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